For the second time within seven months a greater than 50-year storm affected the Delaware River Basin and its tributaries. In all, about 6,000 persons were evacuated along the Delaware and Passaic River Basins in New Jersey with about 3,200 homes damaged. New Jersey Acting Governor Richard J. Codey declared a state of emergency on April 3rd.  Burlington County was less affected than other counties farther north along the Delaware. Nevertheless, problems occurred along the Delaware River and tidal sections of its tributaries as the combination of the tides and the runoff from heavy rain caused flooding.  Rain started late in the evening on the 1st and continued throughout the day on the 2nd. The rain fell at its heaviest during the afternoon of the 2nd. The rain tapered off to some spottier light rain or drizzle during the evening and overnight and ended during the morning on the 3rd. Storm totals averaged between 2 and 3 inches.In Bordentown, one home was damaged by Delaware River flooding. River flooding also affected the Bordentown Yacht Club and the Yapewi Aquatic Club. Structural damage was also caused by floating debris in the river. Farther south, two homes were evacuated in Burlington City along the river. In Cinnaminson Township, the river flooded River Road and the North Branch of the Pennsauken Creek flooded Forks Landing Road. The Delanco-Riverside Bridge was closed over the Rancocas Creek. The tides along the Delaware River in Burlington peaked at 11.20 feet above mean lower low water at 815 p.m. EST on the 2nd. Minor flooding starts with tides above 9.0 feet above mean lower low water. Lesser flooding (tides still exceeded 10.0 feet above mean lower low water) also occurred with the late morning high tides from the 3rd through the 5th. The Delaware River was running so high that minor tidal flooding occurred with most of the high tide cycles through the morning of April 14th. Specific storm totals included 2.70 inches in Tabernacle, 2.21 inches in Mounty Holly and 2.17 inches in Mount Laurel. The flooding heavy rain was caused by a low pressure system that moved from the southern Gulf Coast States on the morning of April 1st northeast to the eastern Tennessee Valley during the evening of the 1st, to far western Virginia just after Midnight EST on the 2nd, into central Virginia at 7 a.m. EST on the 2nd, near Washington, D.C. at 1 p.m. EST on the 2nd, near Lancaster, Pennsylvania at 7 p.m. EST on the 2nd, near Scranton, Pennsylvania at 1 a.m. EST on the 3rd, over the Finger Lakes in New York at 8 a.m. EDT on the 3rd and into eastern Lake Ontario at 2 p.m. EDT on the 3rd. The strong southeast flow preceding the low pressure system was able to entrain Atlantic Ocean moisture in addition to the Gulf of Mexico moisture into the system. The southeast flow also was ideal for orographic lifting in the Poconos and other higher terrain. The flooding was exacerbated by the already wet soil conditions due to heavy rain on both March 23rd and 28th. In addition, along the Delaware River, snowmelt in the upper basin in New York State and because the New York City Delaware County, New York reservoirs were already at capacity added to the tidal flooding problems at the lower part of the river.

Flood in NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON, NEW JERSEY
From 02-APR-05 17:52:00 to 05-APR-05 12:45:00 (EST)
Reported by: NEWSPAPER